saunter
verb (used without object)
to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll.
had been sauntering
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past perfect progressiveof saunter.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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As he approached her,—he had been sauntering up and down the drive,—she wondered what he thought of her costume.
From The Californians by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
All this while he had been sauntering along at the idlest pace, with a score of pauses.
From The Blue Pavilions by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
She had been sauntering through the garden, and ran against the bee-hives, when a bee up and at her.
From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge
Outside the house, in the sunny walk leading to the gates, the three from the theatre met, full face, a lady and two gentlemen who had been sauntering up and down in the pleasant weather.
From Audrey by Mary Johnston
It was not his way to confide his anxiety to any one; he was bearing it alone when the girl, who had been sauntering aimlessly about, came to him.
From What Necessity Knows by Lily Dougall
